Talent Management Practices: Impact of Organizational Performance in Relevance to Employee Motivation
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This study aimed to assess the impact of implementing talent management practices on organizational performance in the service sector of Bangladesh. The study also explored the importance of employee motivation as a mediator of the relationship between talent management and organizational performance in the service sector. The study surveyed management employees of service organizations with a sample size of 120. The researcher used purposive and simple random sampling methods as sampling techniques. After the data collection, the results were analyzed and summarized through SPSS. The results portrayed the positive impact of talent management on employee motivation and organizational performance. Talent management, the term itself, has become the most vital strategic challenge for all sorts of value-added and innovative organizations in the last two decades, regardless of whether they are local, national, or multinational organizations. To integrate employee performance with the strategic execution and operational excellence of the organization, the exploration of dimensions within talent management regarding organizational performance is highly triggered in this present era. The study shed light on the importance of the fruitful implementation of a strategy-oriented, integrated, and holistic talent management framework in the service sector of Bangladesh for the articulation of higher performance.
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